Trauma-Informed Creative Practices
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Wrap-Up: Essentials of Trauma-Informed Creative Practices
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: Welcome to the final episode in this series! In this episode, Molly surveys some of the main threads of this work and shares her per...
Stairway Thoughts: Nourishing Creativity. Right-Sizing & Neurodivergence
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: Stairway thoughts are thoughts you have as soon as you leave a meeting or end a discussion. It’s some of the language used in Grey...
Responsibility, Accountability, & Commitment
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: This episode addresses how trauma has become somewhat of a trend and offers a poignant moment of reflection to counter the flood of ...
What is Your Motivation?
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: This episode was actually a late addition to the series but after a recent workshop and some deep reflection (which is common after ...
Ownership and Stewardship
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: This thought-provoking episode brings several threads together in discussion around engaging with this work in integrity, the respon...
Limits of Trauma-Informed Creative Practices
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: Trauma-Informed Creative Practices is not an instantaneous magical fix, it is a process. In this episode Molly discusses how to luxu...
Are Trauma-Informed Spaces Safe Spaces?
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: Are trauma-informed spaces naturally safe spaces? It depends. So, let’s unpack that. In this episode, Molly reframes this thinking...
Structures of Oppression and Destruction
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: This episode builds off of some threads left in the previous episodes, so it may be helpful to go listen to those. It is no secret t...
What's the Role of Healing in Trauma-Informed Creative Practices?
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: In this episode, Molly talks about her perspective on the role of healing in the context of Trauma-Informed Creative Practices. She ...
Boundaries and Power in Trauma-Informed Creative Practices
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: This episode is for those in positions of power such as teachers, leaders and facilitators. This episode will give insight into how ...
Intersection of Creativity & Stress/Trauma/Burnout
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: In this episode Molly reads from Trauma Stewardship by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky - highly recommend this book for those who work with...
Ok to Facilitate and Contextualize Self
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: If you are interested in facilitating trauma-informed spaces of creativity and learning, this episode is for you. Molly poses a few ...
Does Trauma-Informed Creative Practices Need to Exist?
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: Does Trauma-Informed Creative Practices need to exist? (Spoiler: we think yes!) There are efforts to move away from systems of harm,...
Effective, Efficient, Essential
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: In this episode Molly goes into the three E’s related to Trauma-Informed Creative Practices with extra attention given to essentia...
How Can We Hold Multiple Truths?
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: As human beings we all hold different perspectives. So, how do we hold space for these multiple truths? This thought provoking episo...
What are the Ethics of Engaging in this Work?
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: The question for this episode is what are the ethics of engaging in this work? If this is a question that really peaks your interest...
What is the Role of Creativity in the Application of this Work?
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: Trauma-Informed Creative Practices refers to a specific framework and it can morph depending on the scenario it is being applied wit...
What is it to Embody Trauma-Informed Approaches?
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: How do you know you are in an embodied state with trauma-informed approaches? This episode will help you to discover what embodying ...
What Does Capacity Mean?
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: Creating a shared vocabulary is a practice that Molly often uses in her work with Grey Box Collective. In this season of TICP the Po...
What is and Who is Trauma-Informed Creative Practices for?
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: If you are new to Trauma-Informed Creative Practices (or need a refresher) then this is a helpful episode to listen to! Molly dives ...
Defining and distinguishing triggered vs. activation
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: Is there a difference between being triggered and being activated? Yes, these words are often used interchangeably however both have...
How do you define and distinguish compassion, sympathy, and empathy?
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: What does it mean to be compassionate? Empathetic? Sympathetic? In this episode, Molly talks about all three and how they relate to ...
How do you define and distinguish stress, trauma, and burnout?
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: How do you define and distinguish stress, trauma, and burnout from your lived experience? Take some time to reflect on that before l...
What Does Trauma-Informed Mean to You?
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: This episode is for those who are interested in an embodied understanding of being trauma-informed. Molly also goes through some phr...
What Does Creative Practices Mean to You?
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: This episode puts an emphasis on the Creative Practices part of Trauma-Informed Creative Practices. Sometimes we focus solely on the...
What do you do to take care of yourself?
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: Let’s reframe the question from “what do you do for self care” to “what do you do to take care of yourself?” Slight adju...
Interlude: What to expect in the coming episodes
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Overview: Hello, and welcome back to a new season of Trauma-Informed Creative Practices the podcast. This season digs into what it is to go o...
Considerations for Trauma-Informed Arts Organizations
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Molly riffs on her HowlRound article expanding on important aspects to consider not only in the creative process and in performa...
Questions to Consider When Staging Trauma
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Molly shares the questions and opinions of staging trauma/traumatic events in performance. Most of the content presented in this epis...
Trauma, Creativity & the Autonomic Nervous System
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Molly goes into some of the foundational information that will often be referenced in later episodes. This is a good one to keep...
Language of Trauma-Informed Creative Practices
04 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Molly discusses some key terms used in this body of work (trauma-informed, trauma/stress/burnout) and offers an anchoring reflection ...
Important Pairings in Trauma-Informed Creative Practices
04 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Molly discusses important pairings that make up the framework for Trauma-Informed Creative Practices. She also discusses vulnerabilit...
Key Elements of Trauma-Informed Creative Practices
04 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Molly continues to unpack Trauma-Informed Creative Practices with key practices and important ideas to hold on to while listening to ...
Trauma-Informed Creative Practices Introduction
04 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Molly shares her artistic and scholarly journey to creating Trauma-Informed Creative Practices.